Sample case and exhibitor.



No. 701,658. Patented lune 3, |902.

S. M. WIXCEL.

SAMPLE CASE AND EXHIBITOR.

(Application Sled Feb. 6, 1902.)

(No Modem'.

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Be it known that I, SAMUEL M. W1xcEL,'a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Marcus, in the county of Cherokee and State of Iowa, have invented a new and Improved l SampleCa'seand Exhibitor, of which the following vis afull, clear, and exact description. This invention relates to'a device intended, primarily, for holding and exhibiting wallpaper samples; and it has certain novel fea.

tures of construction adapting it especially for this work. According to the form of the invention here illustrated three exhibitor-sections 'are provided, adapted, respectively, to carry a sample of the wall, border, and ceiling patterns and combined with each other in such a man-v ner as to enable them to. be readily and effectively folded into a caseprovided forthe purpose. y a I This specilication is an'exact description of one example of my invention, while the claims define'the actual scope thereotf' y Reference is to behad tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,

in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views..

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the device adjusted as an exhibitor.' Fig. 2 is a sectional View showing the devicev closed in position for transportation. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 4, and Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

An exterior casing is provided which com-1 prises a bottom section o. and a top section b,

which maybe ofv any suitable construction,

hinges` aand provided'at theirfr'ee ends with a clasp d andl handles e, so that the casing, with its contents,` may bereadily transported from place to place.-

` The sample holder and'exhibitor -as here illustrated comprises three sections f, g, and

h. VIt isV obviousthat samples ofhanyl sortf may be placed in these sections; butffollow-A ing the special adaptation'pointed out above` I purpose placing in thesectionfhgsamples of,-

-be of any construction desired. l lor trays g and h are joined together by hinges srncrnreririon forming panier Lettesratfiflvo. onesadated .inn s, 1902.

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ples of a single series sim ultaneously, as illustrated in Fig.y1',`where it will be seen that the number 97 is marked lonv the three samples thrown back. Therefore itmay be assumed that the three samples exhibited are of the'series No; 97, showing the entire paper for a room. The sample-holders f, g', and h are in the form of trays.

The trays or holders f and g 4are connectedV to each other byhinges t, so

that they may fold from the position shown in Fig. 1 to that shown in Fig. 2, and in this latter viewit will be observed that the tray fis shorter than thetray g, so that it assumes when folded the position shown in the View referred to. In other respects the trays may The sections la, these hinges having offset portions serving to space the sections g and h apart when folded, thus permitting the section f to fold be tween the other sections, all of which is clearly illustrated in Fig. 2. When extended, the sections f, g, and h lie. in a straight line with respect to eachother and are held in a tilted or diagonal position by the help of the casing,

Aformed of thesectious a and b. This case shouldbe thrown open, as shown in Fig. l, andthe lower edge of the section 72, rested against the front Wall of the section c, while the back of the tray gfshould bear against the upper or front edge of the section b. The

backrof the section g is provided with studs or'pins Z, Y(see Figs.4 land 2,) which are arranged Yte rest v on the section b of the case Vandhold the parts in the position shown. thesesections being connectedtogetherby The wall-paper samples,in the form of sheets, as shown in the drawings, are held in their respective trays or'holders by means of vfastening-bolts mor the like, which allow the samples to be folded down into the trays when not in use, as illustrated in Figs. 2, 3, and 4, and to be thrown out of the trays, so as to expose the samples beneath them. The samples in thel tray f are fastened. to the upper 1edge' of the tray, in the" tray g at the righthand sidethereof, and in the tray-h at the bott`0m,'sothat when exhibitingthe samples they may be thrown out, as Fig. lillustrates.

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I prefer to shortenv the samples in the section next tray g adjacent to the hinges 7c, as best illustrated in Fig. l. This space is provided so that samples of molding matching with the paper samples may be placed in the space and exhibited with the paper. These samples may be either carried about in the case orbe carried separately, as desired.

The device is designed especially for travelin g salesmen or canvassers, and by its means these persons are enabled to show the goods much more easily and effectively than heretofore. When the device is not in use, it may be `folded, as shown in Fig. 2, and it then constitutes a neat case conveniently carried about from place to place. When extended, it constitutes a rack or exhibitor alongside of which the salesman may stand and display the goods to the utmost advantage.

Various changes in the form and details of my invention may be resorted to at will without departing from the spirit of my invention. Hence I consider myself entitled to all forms of the invention as may lie within the intent of my claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent--` 1. A sample case and exhibitor, comprising a case proper formed in two hingedly-connected sections, one of said sections having a stud or pin on its free end, and a series ofv tray-shaped sections hingedly connected together so as to be capable of folding into the case when the case is closed, said sections also being capable of being extended into line with each other and resting jointly against one section of the case proper and against the said stud or pin whereby to hold the trayshaped sections in positions for displaying their contents.

2. A sample case and exhibitor, comprising three tray-shaped sections, hinges having laterallyoffsct'portions connecting two of said sections together, so that when the sections are folded they will lie spaced from each other, and hinges connecting the third section to the free end of one of the two firstnamed sections,whereby the third section may fold between the two first-named sections.

3. A sample case and exhibitor, comprising three tray-shaped sections, hinges having laterally-oset portions connecting two of said sections together, so that when the sections are folded they will lie spaced from each other, hinges connecting the third section to the free end of one of the two first-named sections, whereby the third section may fold between the two rst-named sections, the Said tray-shaped sections being also capable of opening so as to lie approximately in the same plane, and a case proper formed of two hingedly-connected sections capable of containing the said tray-shaped sections when folded, one section of the case proper having apin orstud thereon,for the purpose speciiied.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of i two subscribing witnesses. 

